Cardiac Arrhythmias 1999 pp 198-201 | Cite as
Chronic Atrial Flutter: What Is the Risk of Thromboembolism?
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Abstract
In a review about atrial flutter, published in 1992, in the section concerning anticoagulant therapy, Olshansky et al. [1] concluded as follows: “A consensus has not yet been reached about the need for anticoagulation in patients with atrial flutter. It is not possible to make a rational judgement about the need for anticoagulation for patients with atrial flutter based on present data”.
Keywords
Atrial Fibrillation Sinus Rhythm Atrial Flutter Embolic Event Thromboembolic Risk
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